By Frank Edima Members of Ikang Ita Traditional Rulers Council (IITRC) have accused the Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) in Bakassi LGA of highhandedness. The accusation was levelled on Wednesday after the traditional rulers were tactically denied access to the Council’s event center for their usual monthly meeting. According to the Ikang Ita Traditional
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade has said that the state is ready to beat malaria. Dr. Ayade stated this while addressing residents of Ikot Offiong Ambai community in Akpabuyo local government area on Wednesday as part of activities to mark the 2018 World
By Frank Edima/Philip Agba The people of Bakassi and Akpabuyo Local Government met recently in a townhall meeting to discuss and take further action on the recent Supreme Court Judgment which ordered INEC to delineate Bakassi LGA. These town hall meeting was organized by Nka Ufori Ye Nsongonda Efik Efut ye Abakpa, an indigenous group
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Government has charged the distribution companies (DISCOS) to come out clean on their challenges in distributing generated power and stop frustrating the citizenry. The Head of Civil Service of the federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita gave the charge Monday in Calabar while addressing journalists during the commissioning of the new 60MVA
By Edima Frank and Obeten Godfrey The internal security organ of the University of Calabar on Tuesday shot a medical student of the institution in another twist to the 2018 student’s union government election of the varsity. Mr. Kelvin Enyam had emerged winner in the controversial election which saw the voting portal suffer several glitches.
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the recruitment of qualified Cross Riverians for immediate employment at the ultra-modern Rice Seedlings center located at the Ayade Industrial Park in Calabar. This was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman; Mr. Christian Ita issued Tuesday which read in
By Margaret John The Managing Partner of the Calabar Hospitality House, Mr. Ekuri Asu has urged the Cross River State Government to stop politicizing issues of unemployment. Mr. Ekuri made the call on air, while speaking as a guest on “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar where he posited that “The
By Deborah Obot Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) community by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Bekwarra became the second LGA in Cross River after Obanliku to be declared ODF after a rigorous process of three stage verification, certification and a final validation by the Federal